MOM!! (Edited)

The walls of the Training Grounds were crafted from marble stone, polished steel, and some other exotic materials Tia couldn't figure out on a quick glance.

The marble white stone hand-crafted grandstand was decorated with rugs and drapes to cushion against the cold and uncomfortable stony seats.

Before she could ask Ben anything about the extravagance of the training ground, she noticed the intense battle occurring between two members of the Withering Rose adventurer party.

The clashing of shields and iron swords reverberated throughout the grounds, disturbing the pearly white sand grounds, creating a small dust cloud surrounding the two combatants.

It became quite difficult to keep track of their movements, much less figure out exactly who was fighting who, but the spectacle of the fight was good enough.

As Ben and Tia kept close watch over the Training Grounds, neither noticed Liz arrived with Agatha and Allat in tow, approaching them from the manor as they called out for Ben.

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"Benny, Honey why didn't you tell me you were bringing company over and someone so pretty as well...

Hello sweetie, my name is Liz, but you can call me Auntie Liz or Aunt Liz if you want.

I'm Bens mother and this girl here is Agatha, my younger sister and this is Allat, my guard... and Knight." Liz gracefully said while walking down the stairs leading to the grandstand viewing area.

"Hey, I'm Agatha!

But you can call me big sis ok!" Agatha strutted over to Tias side as she tried to make herself seem superior to the girl Smith.

To be honest, she always wanted to bully the Young Master, seeing Ben as her annoying little brother.

When she had a chance, Agatha would try her best to bully little Ben as much as she could, pinching and prodding the poor boy.

But those fleeting moments were just that.

Moments…

Agatha had always wanted to beat him up a bit or just tease him a little more than normal, but the most she could get in wash pinching his adorably puffy cheeks or tickling him that one time till he pooped himself.

She missed the 'good ole days' when he wasn't so active and out of the home.

When he was in her care and grasp, Agatha could do as she pleased but Ben wasn't like any normal 4-year-olds his age.

Ben was already working in a Smith, receiving guidance from a Master while being paid.

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"Leave her be Agi…"

Allat said in a stern voice, before turning his attention to Tia, with a kind smile on his face.

"Sorry for her behaviour, she can be quite a lot to handle at times but she cares quite a lot about everyone...

Ohh where are my manners, my name is Allat, but you can call me whatever you like Young Miss."

He said while smiling.

His pretty smile made Tia blush as she was surprised by how heroic Allat was behaving.

From his way of walking to the way his arms and hands move.

Even his words, all gave her the feeling that the man before her was a heroic person unlike others, true justice and peace would always linger on his mind.

Tias rosy hue did not go unnoticed by everyone, especially Ben, who had a slight internal struggle over Allats charm that was infatuating Tia.

At first, he felt like yelling at Allat to beack off with his young pride flaring but that stopped dead in its tracks after his eyes met the masculine Allats, standing right before him.

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"Allat..."

"Yes, Young Master?"

"…Please go stand over there… Please… by mothers' side…"

Ben tried to say as politely as possible while keeping his composure.

The Young Master of the Estate even tried to arch his shoulders back to give off a regal aura of dominance.

He felt like he was truly destined to be an Emperor… of the end of the world.

Well… only for a fleeting moment.

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"…"

Awkward dead silence followed as Ben failed to puff his chest up.

They all just kept staring at the cute and adorable Ben while he stood valiantly before Allat, glaring at the Adventurer Knight to move.

Ben tried to arch his eyebrows, as if to say, 'Why have you not left my sight!!' though Ben's antics seemed to make his mother giggle.

In his own little bubble, Ben felt like an Emperor that was float above the sky, however to everyone present, he looked like a child having a tantrum in a failed attempt to seem stronger.

Thankfully, they could not read his mind.

Once Liz went from her gently cute giggles to hear loud throaty horsed chuckle, everyone had lost their minds and started laughing aloud at Bens adorable antics.

Liz had grabbed onto Ben and squeezed his puffy cheeks while trying to not bear her body weight onto her child, but her knees buckled from her uncontrollable laughter.

Bens pouting expression pushed her enough over the age that she eventually felt down before Ben laughing.

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"MOM!!"

Ben shouted with difficulty as his mother continued to squeeze his adorable cheeks.

His eyes were tearing up ever so slightly, adding an even greater radiance to his already adorable face.

Ben tried to get out of his mother's firm hold on his puffy cheeks and body, but even with all the might and strength the System had given him, it wasn't enough to break free from Liz.

'GODDAMMIT!! I've been through hellish pain and all of hell, yet this! This is where I fail!

ARGH!!

This motherfucking pain is killing me!'

He screamed through his mind, as Ben gave into his mother's might and love.

He never showed it, but it would hurt him from time to time when Ben would hear about his biological parents.

Even though he knew of the circumstances due to the Systems help to send him away, he still felt like he was abandoned and pushed away to be forgotten and killed by God knows what out in Alynthn.

When Ben would begin to think about his biological parents, the pain and sorrow he experienced from the grief they showed would leave him bothered for days at a time.

Though he hated his circumstances at times, Ben could never hate those around him.

He might have been abandoned by his parents, but Ben had plenty of people around him that were his new family and loved ones.

He had a loving mother and an elder sister, who cared for him deeply.

Ben was also surrounded by many people that have swore their allegiances to him and their devotion to his endeavours.

No matter what, Ben knew he had loving and caring people around him always.

"Sorry sweetie, your just so damn cute today honey… *muah*"

Liz said as she gave Ben a hearty kiss on his bright rosy cheeks that were ever so lightly bruised by his mother's grip.

"Mama got lost in the moment honey, anyway its lovely to meet you, Tia.

Please make yourself at home, this place is just as much of a home to you as it is for Benny ok."

"Yes, me Lady"

Tia replied, as she courteously bowed backed in reply, stumbling a little, having never practised noble etiquette beyond the small fantasies in her mind.

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